- Level
- 2-Year UG Diploma
- CIP code
- 19.0505
- Duration
- 2 year college diploma including a field placement
- Field
- Health and Medical Sciences
- Institution
- Public College
- Offer speed
- Superfast Offer Speed2–3 days
Program overview
A two year college diploma in food service and nutrition, covering menu planning for health needs, food safety, therapeutic diets, service operations and supervised placement.
This is nutrition for healthcare and institutional settings rather than hospitality, which is a meaningful distinction for the field of study test.
College Diploma in Nutrition and Food Service Management is taught at Conestoga College Doon campus, a public Ontario college. The nutrition and food service diploma sits below degree level, so a work permit depends on its field of study. Conestoga records the nutrition and food service diploma under CIP 19.0505 and lists it among its PGWP-aligned programmes, which supports a permit of up to three years. IRCC alone decides, so verify 19.0505 against the current eligible list before paying for the nutrition and food service diploma. Ontario also requires a provincial attestation letter before the nutrition and food service diploma can support a study permit.
Entry to College Diploma in Nutrition and Food Service Management is Grade 12 or equivalent at 50 percent or above. The English requirement is IELTS 6.5 with no band below 6.0, and tuition for the nutrition and food service diploma is recorded at CAD 14,588. Conestoga charges a CAD 100 application fee, and no scholarship is recorded against the nutrition and food service diploma. The nutrition and food service diploma lists three entry windows, one in each of three consecutive years. Apply Study Visa manages your the nutrition and food service diploma application, the deposit, the offer, the attestation letter and the Canadian study permit as one process.
What it costs per year · indicative
Living cost is an estimate; tuition is the institute's published international fee. We confirm exact, current figures before you pay anything.
Do you qualify?
These are the published minimums. Whether your profile fits — with your marks, gap and budget — is exactly what a free counsellor check confirms.
Admission requirements
Who can apply (guide for international students):
- Education: Grade 12 or equivalent at the percentage stated for this programme.
- English (meet any one): IELTS Academic 6.5 overall with no band below 6.0; TOEFL iBT 88 with 22 in every section; PTE Academic 58 with no component below 10; or the Duolingo English Test at 110.
- Application and deposit: Conestoga charges a CAD 100 application fee. Confirm the tuition deposit and its refundability in writing before any money is transferred.
- Scholarship: No scholarship is recorded against this programme. Budget the full tuition.
- Additional requirement: Dietitian is a protected title in Canada requiring an accredited degree and provincial registration. This diploma does not confer that.
- Work rights: Conestoga lists the nutrition and food service diploma as PGWP-aligned under CIP 19.0505, supporting a work permit of up to three years. Verify the code against the IRCC list before paying. A PGWP also requires a language test at CLB 5 in all four abilities for college credentials, taken within two years of applying. This is separate from the English test you need for admission. No dependant work permit.
- Study permit: Apply Study Visa prepares the attestation letter request, the financial evidence and the Canadian study permit submission with you.
English requirements
Documents you'll need typical · we confirm yours
- Valid passport (6+ months validity)
- Class 10 & 12 marksheets and certificates
- English test scorecard (IELTS / PTE / TOEFL) or MOI certificate
- Statement of Purpose (SOP)
- Financial proof — bank statement / loan sanction + GIC
- Passport-size photographs
- Study-gap affidavit or work-experience letter (if applicable)
Getting documents right is the #1 reason applications succeed or get refused — our team checks every file before submission.
Career opportunities
Typical destinations for graduates:
- Food Service Supervisor: hospitals and long term care
- Nutrition Care Assistant: healthcare settings
- Diet Technician: institutional food service
- Food Service Manager: after experience
- Quality Coordinator: food operations
- Nutrition Program Coordinator: community health
Reality check: confirm the CIP classification carefully here, since this sits between healthcare and food service and only one of those is an eligible sector.
About Conestoga College - Doon
- Type
- College
- Ownership
- Public
- Rating
- ★ 4.7
- World rank
- #3421
- Established
- 1967
- Reference No.
- O19376158572
